Epicyrtica pamprepta (Turner, 1922)
(previously known as Euplexia pamprepta)
CALPINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Epicyrtica pamprepta
(Photo: courtesy of Carol Deane, Dorrigo, New South Wales)

The adult moth of this species has white forewings which have a bold black pattern. The hindwings are white, with a broad grey margin. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

Epicyrtica pamprepta
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in:

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of The Royal Society of Victoria,
    Volume 35 (1922), p. 34.


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    (written 13 September 2023)